Security: How Nigeria fail serially
By Adekunle Adekoya IT is no longer news that 17 soldiers, including a lieutenant-colonel, two majors, one captain and other ranks were ambushed by a gang of militants in Okuama village in Delta State. In fact, the slain soldiers were buried with full military honours at a military cemetery in Abuja on Wednesday. While the nation was grappling with that, no less than eight policemen got killed in Delta and Imo states, with six more still missing, according to the Police High Command last weekend. These two incidents indicate the nadir into which our nation has sunk in terms of security. Meanwhile, as these were happening, a hapless journalist was abducted, Gestapo-style, from his home in Lagos and whisked to Nowhere. The resulting uproar from his professional cohorts eventually led to his release. My people have a saying to the effect that if you don’t know how to dance, watch the footworks of the person next to you, with a view to copying, and eventually knowing how to dance. Jus...